Immigration Changes (Green Card Rules)

[Dill]

(08-16-2019, 03:46 PM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: I'm not surprised at all by this. Trump has said in that past that he believes that immigration should be merit based. So, to him, an immigrant who can't support themselves is pretty much worthless to this country. It's like that Immigration guy that added a phrase to the poem on the Statue of Liberty.

"Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor... Who Can Stand On Their Own 2 Feet"

It's an ideology that is very prevalent in his cabinet and has been evident from his handling of the border and other immigration affairs since he entered office.

Monday’s rule is an attempt to enact Mr. Trump’s priorities. It embraces people who have financial means while shunning immigrants who are struggling. That is certain to affect the flow of immigrants who have sought refuge in the United States from impoverished places in Africa, Central America and the Caribbean.

Is it possible that, in his view, some immigrants who can support themselves are still "worthless"?  I.e., could the economic criteria have the desired effect of explicitly ethnic or racial criteria--without stating such criterion?